Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Charnwood Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6TG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £79,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 39.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
20 Charnwood Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 July 2030
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20 Charnwood Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£79,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
25 February 2021Most recent
£79,000
+3.9%over 13 years22 August 2007
£76,000
+38.2%over 3 years15 April 2004
£55,000
+44.0%over 1 year23 May 2002
£38,200
+34.0%over 4 years31 March 1998
£28,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6TG: £155,000 (2025–2024).
18 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Sept 2025
1 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Mar 2025
4 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Feb 2025
27 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Jan 2025
16 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Feb 2024
On epc rating, 20 Charnwood Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,079
Street avg £1,619
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ashdown Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Gorse Covert Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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